Media Releases
- New report warns iconic Kimberley tourism brand at risk from industrialisation - August 31, 2010
- Historic opportunity to end years of conflict over Tasmania’s forests - August 26, 2010
- The rise and rise of the ‘green voter’ puts our major-party leaders on notice. - August 22, 2010
- The future of our environment hangs ‘in the balance’ - August 19, 2010
- Garrett guarantees rigorous assessment of Tillegra - August 18, 2010
- Will the next Federal Government protect the Williams River? - August 11, 2010
- Calls for immediate halt to Woodside’s drilling off James Price Point - August 18, 2010
- Entsch on the nose over Cape York environmental protection - August 17, 2010
- Major party launches show our National Leaders are Missing-In-Action on the environment - August 16, 2010
- Supreme Court Orders VicForests to put endangered species before logging interests - August 11, 2010
A new study by the Curtin University Sustainable Tourism Centre identifies plans for a massive polluting LNG industrial site near Broome as a serious threat to the Kimberley’s unique and globally-recognised tourism ‘brand’
The Wilderness Society today responded to media reports on the ongoing
discussions about the protection of Tasmania’s native forests with
environment and forest industry representatives.
The rise and rise of ‘the Green voter’ puts our National leaders on notice about the importance of environmental issues that affect us all.
The Wilderness Society today released its final assessment of the Parties’ policies on the environment this Election. Our conclusion is that the two biggest parties, the ALP and the Liberal-National Coalition, have been missing-in-action on the environment this election.
The Wilderness Society has welcomed confirmation that the environmental impact of Tillegra Dam will be rigorously assessed by the Commonwealth Government under the EBPC Act should the dam be approved by NSW Department of Planning.
Voters in the seat of Paterson will have an opportunity to quiz the candidates from the major political parties on protecting the Williams River and committing to rigorously assessing the Tillegra Dam proposal at a Maitland Town Hall forum 6pm Tuesday, 17th August.
The Wilderness Society has today made an urgent 'Section 38' referral to the EPA over Woodside’s plans to conduct exploratory drilling off James Price Point, north of Broome. The drilling is part of Woodside’s plan to develop a huge polluting LNG industrial site on the Kimberley coast.
The Wilderness Society has awarded a ‘big red fail mark’ to Warren Entsch, LNP Candidate for Leichhardt, for failing to commit to protect Cape York’s natural and cultural heritage values.
The Wilderness Society has released its assessment of the political parties’ national leadership on the environment, and declared both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott ‘missing in action’.
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has found that the government has a responsibility to look for and protect endangered wildlife before logging in the contentious Brown Mountain forests of East Gippsland.
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